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Visitors at your office want Wi-Fi. What does CISA suggest giving them?

The router's guest account, a separate wireless channel with its own password.

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  1. Access through the router's guest account ✔
  2. The main office Wi-Fi password
  3. An open network with encryption turned off

Why: A guest account gives visitors wireless access on a separate channel with a separate password. Your main network password stays private.

Huh, didn't know that: CISA also says to change your router's SSID from the manufacturer default, since the default can reveal the router type.

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Answer: Access through the router's guest account. A guest account gives visitors wireless access on a separate channel with a separate password. Your main network password stays private.

  1. CISA: Securing Wireless Networks www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/securing-wireless-networks
    grant wireless access to guests on a separate wireless channel with a separate password
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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